Sometimes I get so frustrated and/or disheartened and/or annoyed by some of the news stories of the day that I can’t bring myself to write about them. Here are a few recent reports that made my blood pressure hit the roof. I am avoiding delving into them at length out of concern for my physical and mental health:

I can relate ... there are so many WRONG things going on and just so much energy one has to expend ... the old adage, "pick your battles wisely" springs to mind ... some things just make me want to throw my computer against the wall and just walk away altogether and then ... where would any one of us go to hide from this ...

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